By Jim Tortolano It was 2003. The sleepy rural stretch of Gilbert Street in Garden Grove lined with tall eucalyptus trees was about to become something else entirely, and some local residents […]
Blackmun, GGNA put in their “two cents”
Funky fun in the park off to a big start
Motown came to Garden Grove on Thursday as the Stone Soul band rocked Eastgate Park in the first show of the free Summer Concert Series. The band was introduced by Mayor Steve […]
A “super” Strawberry Festival parade
If it’s Saturday on a Memorial Day weekend in Garden Grove, there must be a parade. The highlight of the 59th annual Strawberry Festival, the colorful event coursed down streets of the […]
OC Streetcar rolls with $50 million boost
Plans to build Orange County’s first modern streetcar took another step forward Monday with the announcement that the project will receive $50 million from the federal government, according to a deal struck by […]
West GG development open house set
West Garden Grove may be the city’s most affluent area, but in recent years its main commercial drag along Valley View Street has suffered from a series of high-profile vacancies such as […]
Jones: high hopes and high-rises for GG
By Jim Tortolano At times gleeful and at times a trifle nervous, Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones outlined a gleaming view of the community’s future in a speech Thursday at the annual […]
Jones to speak at “State of the City” event
The first “State of the City” address by Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones will highlight a luncheon event Thursday at the Great Wolf Lodge, 12681 Harbor Blvd. Jones, 48, was elected to […]
Split council OK’s “harmony” resolution
By Jim Tortolano A divided Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday night approved a “harmony” resolution affirming the city’s policy of not working with federal immigration officials to identify illegal aliens for […]
GG school rally against intolerance
In response to hate mail and other expressions of intolerance, Orange Crescent School in Garden Grove was the scene Friday of an assembly and press conference to promote acceptance and community unity. […]
History made with new mayor, council
By Jim Tortolano History was made Tuesday night as a new mayor and a new expanded city council for Garden Grove were sworn-in and seated. Before a crowd of several hundred that […]
